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Overview
What is a Hero? New York Times best-selling author Oliver North says, “Real heroes are selfless. Those who serve America in harm’s way in the war against radical Islam have that quality in abundance. And so do their families and loved ones at home. Yet, they rarely get the attention or coverage they deserve.
“Despite the way they are presented by too many in the press and politics, the men and women in uniform today are overwhelmingly good. I never cease to be amazed at the self-discipline of these brave young Americans. They can endure the adrenaline-pumping violence of an enemy engagement, and then, just minutes later, help school children get safely to their classes . . . No nation—ours included—has ever had a military force better than the one we have today. I’m proud of them. You should be too.”
In American Heroes (a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post best seller), North offers an inspiring, first-hand account of the extraordinary men and women defending America against radical Islamic terror from his perspective as a forty year member of the United States military, a member of the National Security Council staff and serving as the U.S. government’s counter-terrorism coordinator from 1983-1986. This patriotic book also pulls in new reports and exclusive full-color photographs from War Stories, the award-winning FOX News Channel series hosted by North.
Endorsements
"Oliver North has spent his life among America’s heroes. This book with its moving words and powerful images will inspire patriots, reassure the faint ofheart, and infuriate our nation’s adversaries. These are our heroes, they deserve to have their story told, and no one is better to tell it than Col. North, because when it comes to heroes, it takes one to know one. This book is a treasure."
—Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House of Representatives and New York Times bestselling author of Real Change
"Ollie North has ‘been there—done that’ with the American heroes who are winning the war against radical Islamic terror. This book is a magnificent tribute to the warriors who defend us all."
—Sean Hannity, host of The Sean Hannity Show and FOX News Channel’s Hannity & Colmes
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781433677106 |
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| Publisher: | B&H Publishing Group |
| Publication date: | 05/01/2012 |
| Pages: | 304 |
| Sales rank: | 543,364 |
| Product dimensions: | 7.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.90(d) |
| Age Range: | 3 Months to 18 Years |
About the Author
Chuck Holton spent four years with the 75th Ranger Regiment, flew military helicopters and now travels the world as the “adventure Correspondent” for CBN. He is the author of five books, including the Task Force Valor Series, A More Elite Soldier, and Bulletproof: The Making of an Invincible Mind. He splits his time between his home in Panama and his farm in Appalachia, where he enjoys raising animals with his wife and five children.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments 6
Introduction: Hanging Around With Heroes 9
1 The Jihad 15
Wake-up Call 15
Who is the Enemy? 20
Oil Fuels the Jihad 22
The "Lands of the Prophet" 25
We Don't Get it 26
What Do they Want? Why Do they Hate Us? 28
2 Counter-Attack 31
Fighting Back 31
A New Kind of War 35
The First American Casualty 39
The Marines Enter the Fray 40
Into the Hindu Kush 46
Karzai's Courage 51
3 Expanding the War 53
The Case Against Saddam 53
Preparation for Preemption 56
WMD: The Casus Belli 61
Preparing for the Road to Baghdad 65
Embedded—Finally 69
Good to Go 73
4 Hostilities Have Commenced 79
Into the Fight 82
Helicopter Down! 84
Cas-Evac! 95
5 To the Banks of the Euphrates 99
An Nasiriyah, the Bloody Gauntlet 102
With HMM-268 & RCT-5 106
6 Mother of all Sandstorms 109
7 To the Gates of Baghdad 117
They all Fall Down 120
Quagmire 122
Make Ready to Move Out 124
Drive North 126
Across the Tigris 129
Press on to the Capital 130
8 Into Baghdad and Beyond 133
The "Thunder Runs" 138
9 Liberation Loses its Luster 153
Tikrit, Iraq 153
Bayji, Iraq 154
Missteps and the Rise of the Insurgency 158
Dying to Kill Us 164
10 Bloody AnBar 169
"The Most Violent Place on the Planet" 169
Battlefield Innovation 174
"No Greater Friend, No Worse Enemy" 177
No Good News? 179
Hearts and Minds 180
The Fight for Fallujah 183
11 Will Democracy Work? 187
The Election in Afghanistan 187
Iraqi Vote I: National Assembly Election 189
Iraq Vote II: The Constitutional Referendum 192
Iraq Vote III: The New Government 194
12 Turnaround 199
Closing the Terror Pipeline 199
Ramadi: IED Central 206
The Awakening 211
13 Hero Values 217
Courage 217
Commitment 220
Compassion 223
Faith 227
14 Wounded Warriors 233
Sgt Luke Cassidy 235
Sgt Gregory Edwards 236
2nd Lt. Andrew Kinard 238
LCpl Aaron Mankin 241
The Bottom Line 244
15 The "Other Heroes" 247
When Dad is at War 251
Keeping it Together at Home and at War 254
E-mail Cuts the Time but Can't Close the Distance 257
16 Getting it Done! 259
How Iraq has Changed 262
Why Don't We Hear More of this Kind of News? 268
How they Did it 270
Can it all Still Go Wrong? 274
Where We Could Do Better 274
17 Dispatches From A Forgotten War 279
Index 297
Glossary 301
Image Credits 303
Freedom Alliance 304